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Adverb or Preposition?

Adverb or Preposition?. What Part of Speech Are These Words?. About Above Around Before Behind. Below Down In Inside Near. Out Outside Over Through Up. Adverb or Preposition?.

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Adverb or Preposition?

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  1. Adverb or Preposition?

  2. What Part of Speech Are These Words? • About • Above • Around • Before • Behind • Below • Down • In • Inside • Near • Out • Outside • Over • Through • Up

  3. Adverb or Preposition? The following 15 words can be an adverb or preposition depending on how they are used in a sentence: • About • Above • Around • Before • Behind • Out • Outside • Over • Through • Up • Below • Down • In • Inside • Near

  4. Adverb or Preposition?P(m+oop)=pp A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed closely by a noun or pronoun (called the object of the preposition or OP). An adverbmodifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and tells… • When • Where • How • To what extent/degree • With what probability • How often • Under what condition

  5. Adverb or Preposition? To determine if a word is functioning as an adverb or preposition, use this test: See if there is a noun or pronoun next to the word that you believe to be a preposition If the answer is… • YES! Then the word is a PREPOSITION! • NO! Then the word is an ADVERB!

  6. Adverb or Preposition? Adverb, not a noun or pronoun The jogger ran by quickly. Adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) follows it The jogger ran by my house quickly. noun preposition - because the noun house (which is the OP)follows it

  7. Adverb or Preposition? verb, not a noun or pronoun conjunction, not a noun or pronoun We walked around and shopped. Adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) follows it We walked around the mall and shopped. preposition - because the noun mall (which is the OP)follows it

  8. Adverb or Preposition? Jane was running behindthe bus. preposition - because the noun bus(which is the OP) follows it Jane was running behind. adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) follows it.

  9. Adverb or Preposition? We ducked inside to get out of the rain. adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) closely follows it We ducked inside the store to get out of the rain. preposition - because the noun store(which is the OP) follows it.

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